Dare Me is a somewhat unusual anthology, at least in my experience. The stories are all steamy romantic suspense.

* In "Playing for Keeps" by Cherry Adair, flight attendant Danica and a young boy are the only survivors of a plane crash. She feels very lucky until she's whisked off to a foreign country and kept a virtual prisoner.

Fortunately, her soon-to-be-ex-husband, Jon is the kind of guy who won't take no for an answer, and the two of them team up to solve the mystery and escape.

* In "Nothing to Lose" by Jill Shalvis, a con man and killer brings together antiques dealer Jade and DEA agent Will.

The two of them team up to find the man who killed Will's sister and victimized Jade.

* In "Dare to Desire" by Julie Elizabeth Leto, agents and former lovers Macy and Dante from rival intelligence agencies are both after information hidden in a house.

Dante got there first, but needs Macy's expertise to find the information, so he trades her access to the house in exchange for access to her.

In addition to all three stories being steamy suspense, they all involve reunited lovers, one of my favorite things.

I gave Adair's story 4 stars, but the other two stories really weren't up to par. ( )

This is a totally forgettable anthology that I have managed to buy twice! I'm putting it here so I don't forget that I've already read it and buy it again. It's okay, formulaic. The best story is by Cherry Adair, but even that one is quite silly. My recommendation - don't bother. ( )

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